Favourite git commands.

git-commands.txt

# update the origin  
git remote set-url origin <new-remote>

# add another repo as a submodule
git submodule add <that-repo-url> <folder-name-for-submodule>

# clone with submodules
git clone --recursive <url>

# download All submodules 
git submodule update --init --recursive

# make a subdirectory the repo
git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter <folder> -- --all

# fetch the latest changes from upstream in each submodule, merge them in, and check out the latest revision of the submodule
git submodule update --remote --merge

# Git create empty branch
git checkout --orphan <branchname>

# commit branch with empty commit and then push. 
git commit -m <commit message> --allow-empty 
git push origin <newbranch>